UEMF and the World Bank co-organize a conference on climate change: issues for the Fès-Meknès region

Euromed University of Fes and the World Bank organized a conference-debate entitled: "Climate change: Issues for the Fès-Meknès Region", with the participation of Mr. Mostapha Bousmina, President of Euromed University of Fes; Mr. Ferid Belhaj, Vice President for MENA at the World Bank and Mr. Abdeslam Bekkali, Mayor of the city of Fès. This event allowed key actors from the Fès-Meknès Region to share their perspectives on the challenges posed by climate change and their recommendations for actions to be implemented locally to help anchor the region on a resilient and sustainable development trajectory.

As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, a consensus is forming that the post-COVID-19 recovery process must be used to decisively address the threat of climate change. Morocco is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, mainly due to water scarcity and its exposure to natural disasters, which are expected to intensify with climate change. Nevertheless, Morocco is also in a particularly favorable position due to its large renewable energy resources, which should enable it to become a "clean energy champion" and align with the global decarbonization trend.

This event featured the participation of several distinguished panelists, such as Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi, President of the Research Institute for European, Mediterranean, and African Studies (RIEMAS), Mr. Abdeslam Bekkali, Mayor of the city of Fès, Mr. Omar Tajmouati, General Vice-President – Interim President, CGEM Fès-Taza, Mr. M’hammed Dryef, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, and Mr. Amjad Kiti, Director of the Economic Impulse and Territorial Offer Division, Regional Investment Center of the Fès-Meknès Region. 

The conference concluded with a presentation of the climate mural by students of the Euromed Business School, who skillfully discussed sustainable solutions to reduce the campus's carbon footprint as well as that of the city of Fès, and by extension, the Fès-Meknès region.